The tape is recorded by Ad Delleman. It is a Maxell XLII 90 cassette in a box of the same brand. It is a copy and compilation of older tapes with recordings from Fak-Fak, Noeboeai and Wonti. Side A starts with the bamboo wind orchestra from Wonti, a village on the north coast opposite Japen, with inbetween short speeches, all recorded at Noeboeai during the festivities for the daughter of the guru who came originally from Wonti and that is why the bamboo wind orchestra from there came to Noeboeai. At 15’17 children choir songs, at 18’30 guitar songs from Noeboeai, at 24’09 follow a few traditional songs which the kepala wanted to send to the RONG. From 29’50 guiitar songs with disturbances by the wind. Side B starts with choir songs from the MPK ODO te Fak-Fak, followed by choir songs with dancing dangsa Mappia from Noeboeai, followed by childrens choir songs. After 33’48 follow guitar songs by the youth of Noeboeai the evening before the guru moves to Japen till the end. Bahasa, Dutch and local Papua languages.
The digitised tape is part of the audio collection of the foundation PACE Papua Cultural Inheritance. For more information or any messages or correspondence contact huublems81@gmail.com or srgales@ziggo.nl

Side A is 46’47 and Side B is 46’29

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